Among the many items in their $9.9 billion budget request for fiscal year 2019, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has requested $66 million to develop a drone-mounted laser that can be used to destroy ballistic missiles shortly after launch - or possibly even before they fly....

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Afghan Air Force, just two years after gaining the capability of attacking terrorist targets with airstrikes, has recently increased its offensive lethality with the addition of...